Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

मायाचि त्रपटच्छन्ननिजगुह्योरुतेजसे । निरावरणविज्ञान वासस्ते कल्पयाम्यहम् ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

māyāci trapaṭacchannanijaguhyorutejase | nirāvaraṇavijñāna vāsaste kalpayāmyaham || 54 ||

Translation

ഹേ പ്രഭോ! മായയുടെ ത്രിപടാവരണം കൊണ്ടും ഗുഹ്യാംഗ-ലജ്ജ കൊണ്ടും മറഞ്ഞതായി തോന്നുന്ന മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള നിനക്കായി, ഞാൻ നിരാവരണം ജ്ഞാനമെന്ന വസ്ത്രം സമർപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• मायाचि: and (by) māyā/illusion
• मायाचि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + चि/च (अव्यय)
• Form: Textual form uncertain; likely sandhi for 'माया च' (माया + च) where 'च' enclitic; treat as conjunction attached

• त्रपट-च्छन्न-निज-गुह्य-उरु-तेजसे: to (you) of vast radiance, whose secret (nature) is covered by a veil
• त्रपट-च्छन्न-निज-गुह्य-उरु-तेजसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रपट (प्रातिपदिक) + छन्न (कृदन्त; √छद् धातु) + निज (प्रातिपदिक) + गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उरु (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (तेजस्), Dative (4th), Singular; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (विशेषणसमूहः)

• निरावरण-विज्ञान: unveiled/without covering (true) knowledge
• निरावरण-विज्ञान: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरावरण (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; कर्मधारयः (निरावरणं विज्ञानं यस्य/यत्) used adjectivally

• वासः: garment/cloth
• वासः: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular (form: वासः as neuter acc. sg. in Vedic/epic usage)

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Dative (4th) Singular

• कल्पयामि: I arrange/offer
• कल्पयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teacher figure addressing Narada in a didactic flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Maya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents realized knowledge (nirāvaraṇa-vijñāna) as the true “garment” that removes the coverings of Māyā—pointing to liberation through inner clarity rather than external display.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By implying that devotion matures into transparent knowledge: when Māyā’s coverings fall away, the devotee’s innate spiritual radiance becomes evident and devotion turns steady and unconfused.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse aligns with Vedanga-style discipline of precision and purification—removing “coverings” through discriminative understanding (vijñāna), which supports correct recitation, meaning, and intent in Vedic practice.